In 1986 the BBC broadcast the Advent Family Masses at Blackfriars Priory in Oxford. Mass for the First Sunday in Advent was celebrated by the Prior Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP, with introduction and preaching (on the subject of hope in prayer) by Fr. Herbert McCabe OP. You can see all the BBC’s recordings of the
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Lionel Carriere, a very longstanding member of the London Fraternity, who died on Thursday 16th November 2023. Lionel had been terminally ill for some time. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord And let perpetual light shine upon him May he rest in peace Amen
6th November 2023 November is the month when Catholics make a special effort to pray for the dead. If you would like the brethren to pray for the souls of your loved ones, you can add their name to our November Dead List online or by posting a note through the letterbox at Blackfriars, Oxford, using the
The Ordo for 2024 is now available. Printed copies can be ordered from: https://ordo.page.link/2024 A PDF of the Ordo can also be downloaded (for free).
Alix Murray is a Lay Dominican in the Oxford Fraternity. In this Podcast she talks with Kathryn Laffrey about the art of the British monastic isle of Lindisfarne with its ancient Christian faith and history of Viking raids, including such artifacts as the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Doomsday Stone, in a conversation which encourages listeners
Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP led the retreat for those involved in the Synod in Rome. He gave 6 reflections. They are each half an hour long, and you can listen to them on YouTube. (Some of the recordings include morning prayer for the retreatants, and the reflection starts half way through). If you would prefer
A Corporal Work of Mercy: Visit the prisoner God calls each of us in different ways to serve Him and our neighbour. This prisons week, you are invited to join a live Zoom meeting online to hear the testimony of how a lay prison chaplain became involved in prison ministry and evangelisation. Those over the
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Colin Barnes of the Edinburgh Fraternity. Colin died earlier today. Please keep Colin’s wife, Teresa, and his family in your prayers. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen
Anna Marie Louise Baidoun nee Nuttall-Smith 14th October 1931 – 4th September 2023 Requiem Mass on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at 11.00 am Blackfriars Priory Church, St, Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY Followed by burial at Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury Road Reception afterwards at Blackfriars, St. Giles.
